What’s on at the Tate Modern in 2024
As one of the most visited galleries in both London and the world, Tate Modern consistently faces high expectations. In 2024, the pressure is on, but rest assured, Tate is poised to meet and exceed those expectations with a promising lineup of exhibitions ranging from retrospectives such as Yoko Ono's to ongoing showcases from the previous year, including the retrospective of Philip Guston and the extended run of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms. Explore the exciting lineup of exhibitions to anticipate at Tate Modern in 2024.
Current
Philip Guston
Philip Guston, Painting, Smoking, Eating, 1973. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam © The Estate of Philip Guston.
Philip Guston, offering a retrospective of the American artist's 50-year career.
Date: until 25 February 2024. Location: Tate Modern, Bankside London SE1 9TG. Price: £20. Book now.
Capturing the Moment
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936 printed c.1950 © Tate (Jai Monaghan).
Capturing the Moment examines the relationship between photography and painting, featuring iconic artworks from the twentieth century.
Date: until 28 April 2024. Price: from £20. Book now.
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms
Yayoi Kusama. Chandelier of Grief 2016/2018. Tate. Presented by a private collector, New York 2019. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy Ota Fine Arts and Victoria Miro.
The acclaimed Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms display, extended until April 2024, showcases two immersive installations.
Date: 28 April 2024. Price: £12. Book now.
Upcoming exhibitions
YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND
YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND, a career retrospective spanning seven decades, features over 200 artworks encompassing early performances, works on paper, objects, and music.
Date: 15 February – 1 September 2024. Price: from £22. Book now.
Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider
Erma Bossi Circus,1909 Lenbachhaus Munich, on permanent loan from the Gabriele Münter and Johannes Eichner Foundation, Munich.
The Expressionists exhibition highlights The Blue Rider Group, featuring renowned artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc, and Paul Klee. It explores the multicultural and transnational aspects of this pivotal moment in early modernist art.
Date: 25 April – 20 October 2024. Price: £22. Book now.
Anthony McCall
Anthony McCall, Eye Film Museum exhibition (installation view) 2014. Photo: Hans Wilschut, courtesy Sprüth Magers.
American artist Anthony McCall, celebrated for his groundbreaking 'solid-light' installations, will showcase his immersive artworks from June 2024.
Date: 27 June 2024 – 27 April 2025. Price: TBC. tate.org.uk.
Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi, Manzi I, West Coast, Cape Town, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery © Zanele Muholi.
Zanele Muholi's major career retrospective opens in June, featuring over 260 photographs documenting and celebrating South Africa’s LGBTQI+ communities.
Date: 6 June 2024 – 26 January 2025. Price: TBC. tate.org.uk.
Mike Kelley: Ghost and Spirit
Mike Kelley, Ahh...Youth! 1991. © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. All Rights Reserved / VAGA at ARS, NY.
The first-ever UK exhibition dedicated to artist Mike Kelley will open in October. The showcase will feature a range of his works, from breakthrough 'craft' sculptures made with textiles and plush toys to multimedia installations like Day Is Done.
Date: 2 October 2024 – 9 March 2025. Price: TBC. tate.org.uk.
Electric Dreams
Otto Piene Light Room (Jena) 2005/2017. © Estate of Otto Piene / DACS 2023. Photo: Museum of Art Pudong.
Electric Dreams coming to Tate in November 2024 promises to be one of Tate Modern's most ambitious exhibitions, celebrating innovators in optical, kinetic, and digital art from the 1950s to the 1980s. This immersive show highlights groundbreaking works that engaged with science, technology, and material innovation.
Date: 28 November 2024 – 1 June 2025. Price: TBC. tate.org.uk.
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